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What tradition at Virgil Middle should never be changed?
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Enrollment
975
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003439
Virgil Middle
152 North Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004 · (213) 368-2800 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL975 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
936 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 317 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 332 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 326 | 33% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.4pp since 2014
Math
41.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 25.7% | 21.8% | 34.8% |
| Math | 25.1% | 16.4% | 22.1% | 36.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.4% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 35.8% |
| 2022-23 | 36.3% | 29.8% |
| 2021-22 | 38.2% | 22.1% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 35.2% |
| 2017-18 | 40.6% | 32.8% |
| 2016-17 | 39.6% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Virgil Middle
Virgil Middle's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Middle this school | 975 | 96.0% | 40.6% |
| Sequoia Middle Fresno | 829 | 95.4% | 24.4% |
| Kings Canyon Middle Fresno | 862 | 92.9% | 26.4% |
| Weaver Middle Merced | 1,073 | 93.7% | 28.5% |
| John A. Sutter Middle Canoga Park | 763 | 92.4% | 22.4% |
| Dale Junior High Anaheim | 1,002 | 88.2% | 26.1% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Virgil Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #503 of 1,224 | #117 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #384 of 1,227 ▲ 52 | #87 of 248 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #628 of 1,227 ▼ 14 | #138 of 248 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.3pp | #31 of 1,214 | #12 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 975 | #216 of 1,377 | #60 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #82 of 1,279 | #27 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #895 of 1,278 | #156 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #78 of 1,329 | #39 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #569 of 930 | #148 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
975
-158 (-14%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 2,701
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 21.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 975 | 58.9 | 16.6:1 | 96% (936) |
| 2023-24 | 1,044 | 59.9 | 17.4:1 | 95% (990) |
| 2022-23 | 1,017 | 56.3 | 18.1:1 | 97% (985) |
| 2020-21 | 1,133 | 53 | 21.4:1 | 96% (1,091) |
| 2017-18 | 1,121 | 51.5 | 21.8:1 | 93% (1,041) |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 39 | 23.4:1 | 92% (839) |
| 2010-11 | 1,371 | N/A | N/A | 43% (593) |
| 2000-01 | 2,946 | 122 | 24.1:1 | 81% (2,394) |
| 1990-91 | 2,701 | 121 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Virgil Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,121 to 975); teachers up 14% (51.5 to 58.9).
About Virgil Middle
The public middle school Virgil Middle is located in Los Angeles, California. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 975 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 48% bigger than that.
Los Angeles Unified (784 schools, 406,887 students) runs Virgil Middle.
Hispanic students are the majority at Virgil Middle, with 80% of enrollment. Other groups make up 14% Asian, 2% Black, and 2% White. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Virgil Middle counts 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.6 students for each one. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
allk12 grades Virgil Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In California, Virgil Middle is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.6% compared with a predicted 23.3%.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Virgil Middle, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Frank del Olmo Elementary is the public school closest to Virgil Middle, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Virgil Middle places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Virgil Middle dropped 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,133 to 975 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.6:1.
Discussions about Virgil Middle may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Virgil MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Virgil Middle?
Virgil Middle enrolls approximately 975 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Virgil Middle serve?
Virgil Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Virgil Middle?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Virgil Middle.
How diverse is Virgil Middle?
Virgil Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 80% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Virgil Middle public or private?
Virgil Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.